Rail-joint.



K. JASIEGKI & K. GLOWAGKI.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION I'ILED FEB. 10, 1912 Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

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- KAZIMIER J ASIECKI AND KASIMIEBZ GLOWACKI, 0E PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, KAZIMIER JASIEOKI and KASIMIERZ GLowAcKI, citizen of the United States and subject of the Czar of Russia, respectively, residing atPhiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in rail joints, the object of the invention being to provide a rail joint which will dispense with the necessity for fish plates, bolts and nuts, and which will securely lock the rails together at their ends, preventing any possibility of independent movement.

A further object is to provide a rail oint in which one member is moved vertically with relation to the other to effectually lock the two rails together, and permit their separation when desired, but when together securely holds the rails against independent longitudinal or lateral movement.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is a perspective view illustrating our improved rail joint. Fig. 2, is a perspective view of the member 1 of said joint. Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the member 2 of said joint. Fig. 4, is a view in section on the line 44 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5, is a view in section on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

1, and 2, represent the two members of the rail joint, and form integral parts of rails 3 and 4, said rails being of the ordinary standard rail shape but at the point of juncture are enlarged transversely and constructed to interlock as will now be explained. Member l is enlarged transversely, so that it is of approximately the same thickness as the head of the rail from its upper edge to the base flange, and at its end is made with parallel integral bars 5, which latter have upwardly projecting rectangular tongues 6 on their upper faces at theirinner edges of a length appreciably less than the length of the bars. It is to be understood that the bars 5 are also integral with the base flanges of the rail, and these base flanges are alike throughout both rails, and both rails to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 10, 1912.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 676,734.

receive the ordinary spikes, not shown, to secure the ties to the rails. On the extreme ends of the bars 5, at their lower portions, lugs 7 are provided, and these lugs project into recesses 8 in the web portion of the other oint member 2. This joint member. is enlarged transversely at its web portion as shown at 11, but the enlargement extends only approximately half way between the head and the base flange, and an integral central tongue 9 is provided which extends down between the bars 5. Rectangular recesses 10 are provided in the under face of enlargement 11 at both sides of the tongue 9 toreceive the tongues 6, 6, on member 1, and securely lock the parts together. The enlargements 11 at the sides of the joint member 2 are extended down and connect with the base flange as shown at 12 above the recesses 8, so that the lugs 7 in recesses 8 are hid from view. The transverse enlargements of the oints are so proportioned that they constitute at the joint, enlargements of the webs of the rails, and these enlargements are uniform as seen most clearly in Fig. 5 so as not to disfigure the rail. Furthermore, it will be noted that the interlocking parts are all hid from view. In other words, member 2 in its under face is recessed to receive the tongues and lugs of member 1, and these interlocking parts are all hid from view, so that the oint is a neat one and one which will securely hold and be protected from the weather.

The parts are locked and unlocked by moving member 2 vertically with relation to member 1, and when member 2 is placed upon member 1. and forced downwardly, the tongues 6 will move into recesses 10. and the lugs 7 into recesses 8, so that the joint members will be securely locked together against possibility of independent longitudinal or lateral movement. When secured to the rails by the ordinary spikes (not shown\ the joint cannot be moved, and the rails will be securely locked without the necessity of bolts, nuts, and fish plates such as ordinarily employed.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from our invention, and hence we do not limit ourselves to the precise details set forth, but consider ourselves at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our inventionpvhat largements to receive said tongues, and a we claim as new and desire to secure by Lettongue integral with the last mentioned 30 ters Patent is: member projecting between the said bars 1. A rail joint comprising two members, and of substantially the same length as the parallel bars 011 the end of one member, up bars, substantially as described.

wardly projecting parallel tongues on the 4. A rail joint comprising two members, inner faces of said bars located centrally of parallel bars on the end of one member, up- 5 the bars and shorter than the bars, and the wardly projecting parallel tongues on the other member of said joint having recessed inner faces of said bars located centrally of enlargements to receive said tongues, subthe bars and shorter than the bars, and the stantially as described. other member of said joint having recessed 2. A rail joint comprising two members, enlargements to receive said tongues, lugs 40 parallel bars on the end of one member, upon the free ends of said bars at their lower wardly projecting parallel tongues on the edges, and said last-mentioned member havinner faces of said bars located centrally of ing recesses receiving said lugs, and a tongue the bars and shorter than the bars, and the integral. with the last-1nentioned member other member of said joint having recessed projecting between the said bars and of sub- 45 enlargements to receive said tongues, lugs stantially the same length as the bars, subon the free ends of said bars at their lower stantially as described.

edges, and said last-mentioned member l1av- In testimony whereof we have signed our ing recesses receiving sald lugs, substantially names to thls specification 1n the presence of as described. two subscribing witnesses.

1 1n us'n Y i Y j 3 A 1a1l jo nt co p1 i g tuo men beis, KAZIMIER JASIECLL parallel bars on the end 0t one membel, up- KASIMIERZ GLOVVACKI wardly projecting parallel tongues on the inner faces of said bars located centrally of lVitnesses: the bars and shorter than the bars, the other CHARLES E, POTTS, member of said joint having recessed en- R. H. KRENKEL.

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